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Definitions for Obtain

[1] to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request: to obtain permission; to obtain a better income.
[2] Obsolete . to attain or reach.
[3] to be prevalent, customary, or in vogue; prevail: the morals that obtained in Rome.
[4] Archaic . to succeed.
[5] (tr) to gain possession of; acquire; get
[6] (intr) to be customary, valid, or accepted a new law obtains in this case
[7] (tr) archaic to arrive at
[8] (intr) archaic to win a victory; succeed

Words related to Obtain

retrieve, secure, win, attain, have, recover, glean, access, take, achieve, reach, procure, gain, reap, realize, purchase, earn, seize, receive, gather

Words nearby Obtain

obstructive hydrocephalus, obstructive jaundice, obstructive murmur, obstructive thrombus, obstruent, obtain, obtaining by deception, obtect, obtemper, obtest, obtrude

Origin of Obtain

1375–1425; late Middle English obteinen < Middle French obtenir < Latin obtinēre to take hold of, equivalent to ob- ob- + -tinēre (combining form of tenēre to hold)

Other words from Obtain

ob·tain·a·ble , adjective
ob·tain·a·bil·i·ty , noun
ob·tain·er , noun
ob·tain·ment , noun
pre·ob·tain , verb (used with object)
pre·ob·tain·a·ble , adjective
re·ob·tain , verb (used with object)
re·ob·tain·a·ble , adjective
un·ob·tain·a·ble , adjective
un·ob·tained , adjective

Word origin for Obtain

C15: via Old French from Latin obtinēre to take hold of, from ob- (intensive) + tenēre to hold

Synonyms for Obtain

access, achieve, attain, collect, earn, gain, gather, glean, have, pick up, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, secure, seize, take, win, accomplish, annex, capture, compass, cop, corral, effect, fetch, grab, hoard, inherit, invade, nab, occupy, pocket, salvage, save, score, snag, wangle, beg borrow or steal, chalk up, come by, drum up, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, gobble up, lay up, make use of, scrape together, scrape up